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Identifying Steps Forward in Use of Prizes to Spur Innovation
Posted by on April 10, 2012 at 8:59 AM EDTToday OSTP released a comprehensive report detailing the use of prizes and competitions by agencies to spur innovation and solve grand challenges.
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21st Century Grand Challenges
Posted by on April 9, 2012 at 3:43 PM EDTThis July, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will convene a conference on Grand Challenges—ambitious goals on a national or global scale that capture the imagination and demand advances in innovation and breakthroughs in science and technology.
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Green Button: A Smart Decision
Posted by on March 30, 2012 at 6:00 PM EDTInspired by a White House call to action, utility and electricity suppliers across the country last week committed to provide more than 15 million households access to data about their own energy use with a simple click of an online “Green Button.”
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Big Data is a Big Deal
Posted by on March 29, 2012 at 9:23 AM EDTBy improving our ability to extract knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data, the initiative promises to help accelerate the pace of discovery in science and engineering, strengthen our national security, and transform teaching and learning.
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Learning to Speak Financial Products and Services
Posted by on March 22, 2012 at 3:20 PM EDTA new interactive online tool from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau serves up easy to understand answers to more than 350 financial questions, primarily focused on credit cards and mortgages
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Department of Energy Hosts Women In STEM Tweet Up
Posted by on March 22, 2012 at 1:28 PM EDTThe United States Department of Energy hosts a discussion about jobs for women in STEM with a national tweet up starting Thursday, March 22 at 2:30pm EDT.
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NASA Joins Campaign to Encourage the Next Generation of American Engineers and Innovators
Posted by on March 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM EDTThe Stay With It initiative is focused on increasing the number of American engineering graduates, which has fallen behind other surging economies and led to a shortage of skilled workers for American jobs.
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Weekly Wrap Up: "Sweet Home Chicago"
Posted by on February 24, 2012 at 7:07 PM EDTHere's a quick look at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Calling All App Developers: $10,000 App Challenge Looking for Ways to Connect Businesses with Government
Posted by on February 22, 2012 at 2:34 PM EDTBusinessUSA and the Department of Commerce have launched a $10,000 contest challenging app developers to find innovative ways to utilize publicly available data and information to support American businesses
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Weekly Wrap Up: The Next Generation of Scientists, Engineers and Inventors
Posted by on February 10, 2012 at 4:38 PM EDTA quick look at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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